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CVE-2018-12026: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

June 17, 2018 (updated March 8, 2019)

During the spawning of a malicious Passenger-managed application, SpawningKit in Phusion Passenger allows such applications to replace key files or directories in the spawning communication directory with symlinks. This then could result in arbitrary reads and writes, which in turn can result in information disclosure and privilege escalation.

References

  • blog.phusion.nl/passenger-5-3-2
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12026

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 5.3.0 before 5.3.2

Fixed versions

  • 5.3.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.3.2 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Source file

gem/passenger/CVE-2018-12026.yml

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